‘Making excuses is where our country will win gold medals’: Gavaskar backs Prakash Padukone over Lakshya Sen criticism | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar voiced his support for badminton legend Prakash Padukone after he called for players to take responsibility and accountability following Lakshya Sen‘s defeat in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics last week.Lakshya let slip an opening game advantage and an 8-3 lead in the second, ultimately losing…

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‘I sincerely request space and privacy at this time’: Lakshya Sen sums up his disappointing Olympic journey | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen‘s Olympic dream came to a heart-wrenching end as he narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in the men’s singles event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Despite a valiant effort, Sen finished fourth after a hard-fought 21-13, 16-21, 11-21 loss to Malaysia’s Zii Jia Lee in the bronze medal…

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Near misses in Paris: How India lost as many as five medals by a whisker at the Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

The most disheartening outcome in major sporting events like the Olympics is often finishing just outside the medals, in the dreaded fourth place. India has had its share of such agonizing heartbreaks in previous Summer Games, including the near misses of legends like Milkha Singh and PT Usha. The ongoing Paris Games have been no…

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PR Sreejesh steers hockey team into Paris Olympics semis; Lakshya Sen remains in hunt for bronze | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s hockey team delivered an outstanding performance to secure a spot in the Olympic semifinals for the second time in a row while Lakshya Sen‘s dreams of gold medal shifted to a potential bronze on a mixed-result day for India at the Paris Games. India’s 53rd position in the medal tally…

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Manu Bhaker misses out on a hat-trick at Paris Games, Deepika Kumari fails to decode Olympic puzzle | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Star shooter Manu Bhaker, India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics, narrowly missed out on adding a third medal in the 25m pistol competition, finishing fourth while archer Deepika Kumari also faced disappointment as India’s archery campaign came to a disappointing end at the Paris Games…

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Manu Bhaker on course for a record third medal at Paris Games, Lakshya Sen in semis, Indian men’s hockey team breaks Aussie jinx in Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker positioned herself for a historic third successive Olympic medal while Lakshya Sen progressed to the badminton semifinals after claiming a historic win at the Paris Games on Friday. The Indian hockey team also ended a 52-year drought defeating Australia 3-2 in their final Pool B game. But despite the achievements, India…

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